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Posts about films which played first on a double bill between 1931 y 1949.
Charlie Chan in the Secret Service (1944) is the first Charlie Chan film produced by Monogram Pictures. Sidney Toler reprises his role as Inspector Charlie Chan. After Twentieth-Century Fox decided to cancel the series after Castle in the Desert (1942), Sidney Toler bought the production rights. He successfully shopped the rights for the series to Monogram. Sidney Toler made eleven
Sherlock Holmes en Washington (1943) is the third (enlace de afiliado) of twelve Universal Picture productions of the Sherlock Holmes franchise. Basil Rathbone y Nigel Bruce interpretó a Holmes y Watson, respectivamente, en dos películas de Twentieth-Century Fox y doce más para Universal Pictures. Esta película se sitúa de nuevo en la década de 1940. Holmes and Watson have traveled to Washington, D.C.. a
Charlie Chan en la isla del tesoro (1939) (enlace de afiliado) is the third Twentieth-Century Fox film starring Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan. Inspector Chan y Jimmy Chan, interpretado por Victor Sen Yung, están volando a la Exposición Mundial de San Francisco en 1939 como se abre la película. The bumpy ride is making Jimmy very nervous. Also on the flight is Charlie’s friend Paul
The series of the Charlie Chan films starring Warner Oland were probably the strongest films in the Charlie Chan series. Sidney Toler made several good films also but eventually the series would become low-budget “B” films produced by Monogram Pictures. El secreto de Charlie Chan (1936) (enlace de afiliado) was one of the earlier Twentieth-Century Fox films about Charlie Chan. The production values
El Camel Negro (1931) is the oldest surviving Charlie Chan film (enlace de afiliado) starring Warner Oland. Fue la segunda película de la serie de Fox Films. La primera, tercera, películas cuarto y quinto se pierden a pesar de una versión en español de Charlie Chan Carries On (Eran Trece, 1931) sí existe. The Black Camel was released on June 21, 1931.
La primera vez que oí hablar de Chang Apana en un featurette sobre uno de los conjuntos de Charlie Chan DVD. I knew a real life detective inspired Earl Derr Biggers to create Charlie Chan. I did not know who the man was. Chang Apana was that man. Chang Apana (born Ah Ping Chang) on December 26, 1871 on the island of Oahu was
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum (1940) starring Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan is my favorite Charlie Chan film. Charlie Chan is searching for a murderer in a wax museum. The wax museum is a front for a plastic surgeon, who changes the appearance of wanted criminals for a price. The surgeon Dr. Cream, played by C. Henry Gordon, also hosts
Eran Trece (1931) is the Spanish language version of Charlie Chan Carries On. Charlie Chan Carries On has not survived or at least has not been found yet, so this film (affliliate link) gives us our only look at the lost film. While it was based on the same story, the film had a completely different cast. Charlie Chan does
Charlie Chan en Panamá (1940) estrellas Sidney Toler como Inspector Charlie Chan. En esta película, Inspector Chan está en la pista del espía Riner. Riner pretende llevar a cabo un acto de sabotaje, cuando la flota estadounidense pasa por el canal. Inspector Chan experimenta una situación inusual, when he is arrested for the death of an American agent in
This movie is the first in a series (enlace de afiliado) of six films from Monogram Pictures released between 1938 y 1940. The series was a “B” formula film offering. The film would have been shown first on a double bill. Las primeras cinco películas protagonizaron Boris Karloff como el Sr.. James Lee Wong, while in the sixth film Keye Luke portrayed